Trunk.



s. W. BONSALL.

TRUNK.

* APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2s, 1907.

Patented June 8, 1909.

s. W. ONSALL.

TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28,1907.

Patented June 8; 1909.

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f* im J Elm@ Ems?. 'may concem: In* 1 that I, SEYMOUR W. BONSALL, the United Suites, resiciing in vmlmttan, city, county, and '112e ef Nev York, have invented zi certain useful Ii'mpxjovement in Trunks, h the ugieqvitig is a. speeicaten. She predent .invemien has partieulzu veia-- Lion io an imprf, d formef trunks fm' use by p" filone Wi. zwela great deal and who .le 'iu en 'afy wh 'jhem :i lzii'ge Variety O'r.' Y cles. but who de nei. desire to carry with wux zi huge 'wambe ai .nipfyunt feature incident te my pres 1,-. :uit im'eiiimx is feund in the previa 'in uf menus u'iicl'ebyml fue advantages of x bu 521i aan iieieecured together with me and a'. Fig. .5 le zi. the @over le :fred emimimen. Oi im. oody 03 the irmik is cover Pfeffer Le 'Wi a swelling 0x pm ,g 1e top end Wliereby no misslke wifi in phasing the unk fight side up it to unpack it.

le fzeuaiton shown .in Fig. l. the trunk wie the aventages 0f a combined .bureau m* ehmmie: and a Wring'desk. il te meemplish this the inside of the auf the hunk is pevideff with. :i flap -f hinged Witiii the Gevers ai i o?? ite lewe? edge as tippefl over when Specification ai ,Petent .Patented fune 8,

Serial N0. 331,323..

chains; G suppuI-L Line. Bnp when lewereif ege form :L support for mii-ing and in Lhe if behind the Hap, piaw fsuiabe recepi'e for Writing .nmefmia memoranda :un 'zxrtces, which -recepme-es may be constuctioxi nppmprae the splice. i which they :we colmiinerl Below me i. A ing desk Hap the (zever is QQQDL Y. i' aby by poltf01i is o-izz we aps-.m within my invention. is 1L. :spas `i any lesred mnner;

,in orde? to get; :all 'die edwin burefm'truli: Combine set 0u end as Shown, and :uit te avoid anyrtemfieuey to *dit when the drawers o? other i opened, l provide ifereptzp z (im-w11 forward out of the beek *the interim? si the $111111; and sie iwrc een cien that when v: dien cenei' (if gg the imdy 0i' that di {ende} to han .is prevented. ,'iue l del will te :my murticulmf type of rziwn oi'wad. .in dus mami be (fosec. 'the op eff' hes pu allai with the d; may fue eimg or ie( l 5 :wwe Le my f neireary to {ir-:iw .A down on ite pvot into the gpo. mm1 in Figs. l and In this posen i die contens of each box zure esfsily aiveiaabe und the bex is held rmy by meims of bracket. Stop 1G which bears ngainss'. the s curing srip i7 fastened Within the t'un' body. @their supporting means may be use wi'hnut departing .from mj." invention. hie poeitimi the wheie trunk is perfectly are preferably made so short asnot to extend far out of the trunk body, thus bringing the center of gravity Well within the base of the trunk body. At the same time these room for laying garments fiat in a horizon tal position while packing them.

l'f desired the drawer 18 may be litted into one or more of the tilting boxes and a common sliding drawer 1.9 may be made to rest upon or near the Hoor or bottom of the standing t unk. ,y v

The arrangement above described leaves available Within .thel trunk when closed a considerable space Which I prefer to employ for the accommodation of a removable suspending frame 20, preferably lentirely open at the sides all the Way to the bottom Where a' brace 21 may be used. The top of the frame may be extended forwfard close to the inside of the cover and over the top of the flap 4 in its raised position. Thisconstruction of frame makes it possibleto get atany one article of clothing which is hung upon it from the side without disturbing the other garments.

The frame 20 carries a horizontal suspending rod or bar 22 upon which a variety of hangers 23, 24 for trousers, coats or dresses `may be hung so as to slide backward anc forward in a manner. Well understood in wardrobe trunks. These clothes are secured by a friction clutch arrangement shoWn at 25, or otherwise iia well known manner. Ween the trunk isunpacked the frame 2O with all the garments wheh it supports can withdrawn and put away in a corner or shown in -Fig. l. boxes are long enough to provide ample in a clos-ct lo serve as a \\'ai'drobe, leaving the remainder of the trunk equipment to serve as a combined bureau and writing desk as When tl e trunkis packed the boxes are tilted back as shown in Fig. 2, the flap 4 1s raised and is fastened at its top either by a strap, a button fastener shown at 2G. or

otherwise as desired (see Fig. 6). The

frame is then placed in position in the trunk body with its back against the bottoms of the tilting boxesl and the cover being closed and locked, the trunk is ready to be shipped.

The above construction makes it possible to provide a very compact stable and convenient combination trunk capable of answering for a variety of uses and of accommodating a considerable variety of articles. This is accomplished with as little complication in the construction as possible and the simplicity o the means employed insures the lasting qualities of the trunk.

lVhat I claim is- A combination trunk comprising a casing adapted to stand upright on end and a number of tilting receptacles pivoted one over the other in said casingJ each of said rece tacles being adapted to tilt back snugly against the trunk bottom, or, if desired, to tilt-forward With its center of gravity over` the -supporting end of said casing, substantially as described. l

SEYMOUR W. BONSALL.

Witnesses:

GEORGE F. BRADLEY, SAML. J. SUMNER. 

